diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/segment.c b/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
index 19446a8243d7..6ad41390fa74 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
@@ -2609,11 +2609,10 @@ static int nilfs_segctor_thread(void *arg)
 	goto loop;
 
  end_thread:
-	spin_unlock(&sci->sc_state_lock);
-
 	/* end sync. */
 	sci->sc_task = NULL;
 	wake_up(&sci->sc_wait_task); /* for nilfs_segctor_kill_thread() */
+	spin_unlock(&sci->sc_state_lock);
 	return 0;
 }